" I heard that your little Rogue has marriage plans."
Hank sat accross from Xavier at the plastic little chess table in his carefully put together prison cell. He focused on the on the chess pieces in front of him, and casually moved his only reemaining black knight.
" How do you 'hear' things from in here Hank?" the proffesor asked suspicously.
" I have my sources." he awnsered flatly.
" oh I'm sure you do."
Xavier cocked his eyebrows at Hank in curiosity. the two of them had been playing chess, every tuesday for an hour for the passed two years now, and they had hardly ever spoken a word to eachother. Xavier wondered what the sudden interest in Rogue was about. " checkmate." he announced.
"so?" Asked magneto impatiently.
" So, what?" replied the proffesor.
" what do you think of this whole, Rogue getting married thing?"
" well... I'm Actually kind of worried about the whole situation to tell you the truth."
" why is that?"
" why do you care?" he asked in confusion.
" Because I do." he replied indifferently.
" well she's very young. I fear she is rushing into things. I fear that her fiance is not to be trusted. There are other reasons, I care not to discuss."
Hank nodded. " ok." he said.
" Is that all?"
" yes."
" I take it I won't be invited to the wedding."
" I doubt it. Her engagement party is tonight actually, I must be going to get ready soon."
" I doubt she gets married at all." He said, as if he knew something that no one else knew.
" what makes you so sure?" questioned the proffesor ,intrigued.
" I have my reasons."
" I'm sure you do."
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Marie gazed at herself in the full length mirror in front of her. Her hair was piled on top of her head in curls. She wore a floor length white silk gown, with sleeves that fell lightly off her shoulders. The dress fell open at the back, and had a slit in the side that went all the way up to her thigh.
" I look like a grownup." she said to herself in amazement. She hardly recognized herself under all of the makeup. She glanced around the room at the many vases of long stem red roses Remy had sent her. He had sent her a dozen of them every morning for the past two weeks he had been away. Sometimes she wondered if he sent them simply because he wanted to, or maybe he felt guilty about something.
Marie jumped , startled as she heard a knock at her bedroom door.
" Come in." she said.
" Rogue, darling, you look absolutely beautiful."
" oh, Remy, I didn't think you'd be home so early!" she said.
" well, I thought I'd suprise you. aren't you glad to see me?" he asked, grinning profusely.
" uh, yes, yes, of course I am." she said.
" ok, I believe you." he said, looking at her inquisically. " Is anything wrong."
" no, no nothing, You look nice... I like the tux. oh! I've got a suprise for you!" she said in excitement.
" Ok....." he said in confusion.
Marie took a deep breath and stepped close to him.
" ready?" she asked.
" yeah, I think so." he said uncertainly.
She slowly, carefully wrapped her arms around his shoulders, and pressed her chest against his. She sqeezed her eyes shut in concentration, pulled his head towards her own, and kissed him passionatly, squarly on his lips. Her arms began trembling, and she pulled away from him slowly.
" suprise." she whispered, breathing heavily.
Remy wrapped his arms around her waist, leaned his forhead against hers, and peered into her eyes in complete bafflement.
" um... wow." he muttered. " how did you do that?"
Marie smiled at him blissfully . " Actually I've been working with Jean and the proffesor a lot on how to control my powers lately. We made some progress while you were away. I wanted to suprise you. Are you happy?"
" oh honey of course I am!" he said hugging her tightly.
" I mean, I can't control them completely, and right now, I can only touch for a few moments at a time, but it is possible. I'll probably be able to have total control in a few months."
" oh Rogue, I'm so proud of you. This couldn't have happened at a better time."
" well, we're gonna be late if we don't leave now." said Marie, turning to grab her purse of the table.
" um, Rogue?" asked Remy, in an irritated tone.
" what?" she asked questioningly.
" don't you think you should take those off?" he said, pointing at the dog tags she wore around her neck. " they really don't go well with that dress."
" oh." she said, turning to look at the dog tags in the mirror, and peering at them unconfidently. " I guess I should." she said carefully taking them off and placing them in her jewelry box. For some reason, she felt different without them. She felt, less safe.
" ok, let's go." she said.
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" ..... and congratulations, too the both of you." Scott concluded , raising is champagne glass and toasting it to Marie and Remy.
" Thank you Scott, that was really nice." Marie said after the applause had died down.
" hey, of course. It was nothing." he said, flashing her a cheerful grin, that some people who didn't know is as well as she did, would mistake for cockiness.
" um, has anyone seen Logan? I wasn't sure if he was coming or not." Marie said inquisitively.
" I haven't. He'll probably show. He always does. Eventually." Scott said assuringly.
" Thanks." Marie smiled at him.
" where's Remy by the way? he was just here."
Marie swallowed back the rest of her champagne, and pointed out to the dance floor where Remy was dancing very closely with a young, attractive blonde woman, that Rogue didn't know.
Scott glanced curiously over at Remy, and then shook his head in annoyance.
" I'm sorry Rogue, he really shouldn't be acting like that."
" well, you can't blame the guy for wanting to have a little bit of fun. He obviously can't have to much of it with me." she muttered bitterly.
" Rogue! don't say that! You are one of the greates women I know. Besides, I happen to know that you are terrific dancer. I know that he's bothering you. You really should talk to him about it. Just, don't sell yourself short ok?"
Marie sighed in annoyance and grabbed another glass of wine from the table next to them, drinking it down quickly., and turning her back to Remy and the young blonde.
" So do you really think I'm selling my self short with Remy, Scott?" she asked, with a hint of sadness in her voice.
" no, maybe, I don't know. Look, Rogue, you're one of my best friends, and we all know that Remy doesn't have the best reputation when it comes to women. I know your still young, and I just don't want to see you..."
" What Scott! get hurt? Well I don't need you to tell me what to do, do you not trust me?! I am a grown up now Scott, I can make my own desicions." she yelled at him defensively.
Scott looked at her in concern, taken of guard by her sudden anger. " Look, Marie, I'm sorry. I know you'll make the right desicions. You always have in the past. but maybe you should lighten up a little on the drinking for tonight. You may be getting married in two weeks, but your're still a light weight." he said jokingy.
" I'm going for a walk." Marie stated abruptly, stomping angrily out of the ball room.
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Hank sat accross from Xavier at the plastic little chess table in his carefully put together prison cell. He focused on the on the chess pieces in front of him, and casually moved his only reemaining black knight.
" How do you 'hear' things from in here Hank?" the proffesor asked suspicously.
" I have my sources." he awnsered flatly.
" oh I'm sure you do."
Xavier cocked his eyebrows at Hank in curiosity. the two of them had been playing chess, every tuesday for an hour for the passed two years now, and they had hardly ever spoken a word to eachother. Xavier wondered what the sudden interest in Rogue was about. " checkmate." he announced.
"so?" Asked magneto impatiently.
" So, what?" replied the proffesor.
" what do you think of this whole, Rogue getting married thing?"
" well... I'm Actually kind of worried about the whole situation to tell you the truth."
" why is that?"
" why do you care?" he asked in confusion.
" Because I do." he replied indifferently.
" well she's very young. I fear she is rushing into things. I fear that her fiance is not to be trusted. There are other reasons, I care not to discuss."
Hank nodded. " ok." he said.
" Is that all?"
" yes."
" I take it I won't be invited to the wedding."
" I doubt it. Her engagement party is tonight actually, I must be going to get ready soon."
" I doubt she gets married at all." He said, as if he knew something that no one else knew.
" what makes you so sure?" questioned the proffesor ,intrigued.
" I have my reasons."
" I'm sure you do."
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Marie gazed at herself in the full length mirror in front of her. Her hair was piled on top of her head in curls. She wore a floor length white silk gown, with sleeves that fell lightly off her shoulders. The dress fell open at the back, and had a slit in the side that went all the way up to her thigh.
" I look like a grownup." she said to herself in amazement. She hardly recognized herself under all of the makeup. She glanced around the room at the many vases of long stem red roses Remy had sent her. He had sent her a dozen of them every morning for the past two weeks he had been away. Sometimes she wondered if he sent them simply because he wanted to, or maybe he felt guilty about something.
Marie jumped , startled as she heard a knock at her bedroom door.
" Come in." she said.
" Rogue, darling, you look absolutely beautiful."
" oh, Remy, I didn't think you'd be home so early!" she said.
" well, I thought I'd suprise you. aren't you glad to see me?" he asked, grinning profusely.
" uh, yes, yes, of course I am." she said.
" ok, I believe you." he said, looking at her inquisically. " Is anything wrong."
" no, no nothing, You look nice... I like the tux. oh! I've got a suprise for you!" she said in excitement.
" Ok....." he said in confusion.
Marie took a deep breath and stepped close to him.
" ready?" she asked.
" yeah, I think so." he said uncertainly.
She slowly, carefully wrapped her arms around his shoulders, and pressed her chest against his. She sqeezed her eyes shut in concentration, pulled his head towards her own, and kissed him passionatly, squarly on his lips. Her arms began trembling, and she pulled away from him slowly.
" suprise." she whispered, breathing heavily.
Remy wrapped his arms around her waist, leaned his forhead against hers, and peered into her eyes in complete bafflement.
" um... wow." he muttered. " how did you do that?"
Marie smiled at him blissfully . " Actually I've been working with Jean and the proffesor a lot on how to control my powers lately. We made some progress while you were away. I wanted to suprise you. Are you happy?"
" oh honey of course I am!" he said hugging her tightly.
" I mean, I can't control them completely, and right now, I can only touch for a few moments at a time, but it is possible. I'll probably be able to have total control in a few months."
" oh Rogue, I'm so proud of you. This couldn't have happened at a better time."
" well, we're gonna be late if we don't leave now." said Marie, turning to grab her purse of the table.
" um, Rogue?" asked Remy, in an irritated tone.
" what?" she asked questioningly.
" don't you think you should take those off?" he said, pointing at the dog tags she wore around her neck. " they really don't go well with that dress."
" oh." she said, turning to look at the dog tags in the mirror, and peering at them unconfidently. " I guess I should." she said carefully taking them off and placing them in her jewelry box. For some reason, she felt different without them. She felt, less safe.
" ok, let's go." she said.
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" ..... and congratulations, too the both of you." Scott concluded , raising is champagne glass and toasting it to Marie and Remy.
" Thank you Scott, that was really nice." Marie said after the applause had died down.
" hey, of course. It was nothing." he said, flashing her a cheerful grin, that some people who didn't know is as well as she did, would mistake for cockiness.
" um, has anyone seen Logan? I wasn't sure if he was coming or not." Marie said inquisitively.
" I haven't. He'll probably show. He always does. Eventually." Scott said assuringly.
" Thanks." Marie smiled at him.
" where's Remy by the way? he was just here."
Marie swallowed back the rest of her champagne, and pointed out to the dance floor where Remy was dancing very closely with a young, attractive blonde woman, that Rogue didn't know.
Scott glanced curiously over at Remy, and then shook his head in annoyance.
" I'm sorry Rogue, he really shouldn't be acting like that."
" well, you can't blame the guy for wanting to have a little bit of fun. He obviously can't have to much of it with me." she muttered bitterly.
" Rogue! don't say that! You are one of the greates women I know. Besides, I happen to know that you are terrific dancer. I know that he's bothering you. You really should talk to him about it. Just, don't sell yourself short ok?"
Marie sighed in annoyance and grabbed another glass of wine from the table next to them, drinking it down quickly., and turning her back to Remy and the young blonde.
" So do you really think I'm selling my self short with Remy, Scott?" she asked, with a hint of sadness in her voice.
" no, maybe, I don't know. Look, Rogue, you're one of my best friends, and we all know that Remy doesn't have the best reputation when it comes to women. I know your still young, and I just don't want to see you..."
" What Scott! get hurt? Well I don't need you to tell me what to do, do you not trust me?! I am a grown up now Scott, I can make my own desicions." she yelled at him defensively.
Scott looked at her in concern, taken of guard by her sudden anger. " Look, Marie, I'm sorry. I know you'll make the right desicions. You always have in the past. but maybe you should lighten up a little on the drinking for tonight. You may be getting married in two weeks, but your're still a light weight." he said jokingy.
" I'm going for a walk." Marie stated abruptly, stomping angrily out of the ball room.
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